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The bishops of Illinois, led by Cardinal George, have issued a strong statement in response to the news that Catholic governor Pat Quinn will grant an award at an event hosted by a pro-abortion political organization:
We have recently been made aware of Governor Quinn’s decision to present a Pro-Choice Leadership Award at an upcoming event for a political organization known as Personal PAC. This... More

I noted the direction that the comments were heading in Peters’ post on Bishops Aquila’s strong words and decided that simply bouncing around the comments trying to put out fires would not be enough. So I grabbed the ear of my friend Rob Corzine who works with Scott Hahn’s St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and asked him for some guidance.
First, Bishop Aquila is clearly refe... More

UPDATE — Here are the letters I was looking for:
Letter from Archbishop O’Brien (PDF)
Letter from Governor O’Malley (PDF)
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Over the weekend Catholic Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley released private letters he had exchanged with Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin O’Brien over the issue of same-sex marriage (an effort to pass same-sex marriage in Maryland earlier t... More

Woody Allen’s brilliant 1989 film Crimes & Misdemeanors is on my mind a great deal these days as I read the statements made by prominent Catholic liberals about their push for same-sex marriage.
The movie is much on my mind because it tells the story of a man who commits a grave crime, but is miraculously spared being caught and punished for it. As the movie concludes, we realize the man... More

When I tweeted this story it generated a great deal of interest so I decided to bump it up to a full blog:
Here is the NYT news story the above tweet points to: “Pelosi Questions Legal Cost on Marriage Law.”
I really thought Pelosi had reached the point where she could no longer surprise me, but I was wrong. Pelosi’s complaint that defending DOMA will cost too much surprises me.... More

A communique from the Diocese of Phoenix:
The Diocese of Phoenix has been in continuing conversation with Catholic Healthcare West about their Catholic identity and adherence to the teachings of the Church regarding their facilities within the Diocese of Phoenix. Late on Thursday, Dec. 16, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted was in receipt of further communication from Catholic Healthcare West officials.
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Yesterday, I linked to Bishop Vasa’s funny (and hopefully accurate) predictions for the new year. He follows it up today with a great column in the Catholic Sentinel, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland and the Diocese of Baker.
We’ve all heard the debate on how to handle pro-abortion Catholic politicians in regard to the reception of Holy Communion. And I’... More

Time Magazine claims says in a recent interview that “some say Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga has the stuff to one day become Pope.” Well, in terms of problematic public statements regarding excommunication and pro-abortion politicians, it seems that Maradiaga is actually well ahead of Pope Benedict and the Vatican press office.
In the Light of the Law tries to clea... More

Today is Pope Benedict’s fifth and final day in Brazil, during which he will celebrate Mass at the famous shrine of Aparecida and inaugurate the fifth general conferences of Latin American and Caribbean bishops, before departing and flying back to the Vatican in the evening. Once again, this post will be updated and expanded throughout the day, so keep visiting. Thanks!
NB: Complete roundup ... More

Today, Pope Benedict continues his apostolic journey to Brazil for a fourth day, visiting a center for drug rehabilitation and then praying the rosary at the famous Shrine of Aparecida. Once again, this post will be updated and expanded throughout the day, so keep visiting!
NB: Complete roundup of my coverage here, the best photos from the trip here.
Highlights of Saturday’s papal itinerary ... More

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